This block weighs ~16 oz; the sheave is for ~1/2 or 3/8 inch line. The shoe-nail is my temporary solution to a missing brass cotter key. The logo...
The tang may have been 'burnt into' the grip, which seems to have been well-enough done that it's wobble-free secure...that speaks of mature skill...
Yours has more work in the foot, if nowhere else... Very Nice score, Chas...
I see it as a rocker-cutter, using 2 hands like you would on a mini-rolling pin...the blade perpendicular to your face, the grip manipulated with...
Luscious, powerfully attractive... Thanks, all, for the education!
Stunningly attractive, truly beautiful...Thanks, Books!
I use the word 'cause that's all I know about Egyptian Pictograms...is that word. Are there other terms, depending on relative age, or...?
Ahh...how well the full image comes into focus when presented to the profound resource our membership embodies! What a wonderful bunch of folks;...
I'm right there with you, Books...the only comfort I can personally draw from your very surprising pair of examples is this: by the time AI...
Gone, most certainly, to their just reward. Sh*t doesn't happen...but Karma does.
Certainly worthy of more than eBay value. That's a nice piece of work!
Thank you, good sir!
Wow! Thank you Very Sincerely, Marote...Perfect!
The enameled face is 0.400" diameter, the Greenduck Co, Chicago back is 0.550" diameter. The card is ~1.250" square. Weight is 2.2 grams on the...
Komo, may we see the hieroglyphics on your'n?
Very Nice, Jannie...Thanks! Here's my one an' only Scarab: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/carved-scarab-ceramic-bead-with-hieroglyphics.83986/
Oh, NO! How can that BE? I was so SURE! Sigh. Thanks, Debora...
Well, folks...I took it out of the frame. It was matted, with thin light blue paper, an' held right against the glass by a heavy corrugated...
I find it odd that renown William Derry framed these Friends slightly out of plumb; the horizontal line supporting the geese is higher on the left...
As a guess it may be an oil lamp, missing its wick/glass support. It is beautiful; I can't help with the signature but am envious...Thanks!
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